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ABBEvILLE's HAPPY SON.
The Marriage Of 8. McGOWan Sim.
kins to Miss Pickens Of Edgefield.
Edgdefeld Chronicle.


Eight or nine years ago, on q merry mid
SUNNI er day, two lovely and laughing little
maidcns arrived in Edgefield from st. Mary s
Episcopal School, Raleigh, n. q. One was
ing schoomate, tiny mechanic Sallle Lewis, a
member of the very ancientest OF the ancient
regime OF Charleston. From that merry,
midsummer day to this-tlroush many still
merrier, and throug some sad enough to bring
out the sterling traits of her fine character-
Salie Lewis has loved Edgc1lelh with all her
hart and sonl; and EdScfteld, In turn, has
ra,:e hcr Il verl;ablc "Eaushtcr uf the ttc.i.
not un!y welcomed her On all and very ucca.
sion, hut called for her, demanded her, WouLd
hurP her. After year or two sine became
Miss" Saliir, but TO many of III. nn longer
very young, she has never been, Will never
hr, anything but bright, bonnie 'Sial!i,:.' On
Monday night last, she became III" wife of >.
Mc;iuwan SimEins, Esq, Il worthy Scion oi
one rf EdgclIrld's oldest and nObcst prime
va families, and one of the InoSG prominent
and promising members OF the iMgcileld
bar.
The ceremony was performed ~ the altar oi
Trinity Episcopal Church. TN" ecG!ations
OF the cliuncel were unparall lei In their
hcanty and artistic taste. Every :..t;ral per-
tuiniug 10 the rhain"l. altar, re!t dos, read
inS-deSk, Ircirrn and railing. w:p; drapcu In
SoitcSt white wailr wrr.ii hS AMI n rla ads and
sprays of green, and roses GT all 'r'nISi nd in
endless variety. fell over the 'iiiO T., :tS II q
May breeze Ind prMlisnlIy ild cErr!eSSly
DiOWn LIS treasures upon ~ SHOW sEcue. -
huge bridal bell of Sini'nX and white lilies
uuns just without the cblncCl rail-. The
beautiful marriage ccremOn! of the Episco-
lal Church was imprcssively performed by
the Rev. John Fin!ay, rector Of Trinity par.
ish. Mr.. Jas. I. Bacon played the wedding
march.
The bridal procession entered the church In
this order: Mr.. W. B. Penn with Miss Mary
Eliza Chcannn upon his arin Mr.. Alvin
Hart with Miss Lou Holt, OF Augusta; Maj
Ernest Gary with Miss May Dozier; Capt
George Evans with Miss Tweetie Hill: Dr.
Frank Butler with Miss Anna Valdershorst
OF Charleston: Mr.. +. II. WardlHw with Miss
Jennie JlmkinS Mr.. Arthur Slmkins with
Miss Raven Lewis; Mr.. W. W. Butler with
Miss Helen Morris Lewis. After these, two
Ter, bearing lighted wax candles in exquisite
amber candle.stickS. After these, and imme.
dialcly Spreccling the bride, two tiny and
beautiful children, scattering roses and rio-
lets-little Wallace Sheppard and little Lucy
iranciS Dugas. Then the lovely bride on
the arm Of Col. Theodore HOlcOmbe. And
finally the happy bridegroom cscorting Mrs
PickenS.
The bridesmaids all wore pnre white. The
groom and SrOoInSmen wore thc.rcSnlar even
ing suit. The Two uShcrS were MtSSrS. ChaS
Griffin and Julian Hostcn. And their duty
TO seat and manage the anger throngs, was
the hardest of the evining. They did it we'll
The brides dress was OF richest and SOftest
cream Iuilie, prOiuSely trimmed With glisten
ing pearl embroidery. and having an i'm.
men>rly long graceful train. y tulle cell fell
from her head to the extreme edge OF her
train. Her white satin slippers were many
sizes smaller than cinderella ever dream of
She was Il rare and radiant little fairy.